CAMP 2008 Promo Video!!

Last Day of Camp 2008!

Thank you for praying for Camp Sagitawa this summer. God has answered:

Many campers have made the decision to follow Christ.

Over 700 campers came through the programs.

We had great, warm weather so all programs could run as scheduled.

We had the staff needed to run the programs, and a place for each of them to stay.

We had 3 staff in the kitchen all summer, along with helpers that were needed.

God gave safety, and those who were hurt are doing well.

God gave strength, encouragement, & enthusiasm, which came in many ways & from many sources.

God provided finances for staff so they could be here all summer.

Family Camp begins tomorrow. We are trying a new idea - a week-long family camp. Pray that it goes smoothly and that we have enough help.

PR3, the final SWAT trip of the year, begins tomorrow. Pray that they will have a good, safe trip.

Please pray for those of us who will be staying to carry on the programs after everyone else leaves.

Bursary...

Please continue to pray that God will provide for the Staff Bursary Fund. Since we did not get any student placement working grants this year, those students are also applying for bursaries. As a result, we are $15,000 short in comparison to the average of what each person received last year.

Flight expense for SWAT Staff...

Naomi had the opportunity to travel to Ottawa with family in July, but decided to stay several weeks longer to help with SWAT and other camp needs. I encouraged her to do this because of her first aid training, and felt that it would be cheaper to purchase a plane ticket than to pay a first aid attendant for half the SWAT trips. Our transportation expense policy falls short by $450. Maybe someone would like to send a cheque to assist. (Sorry, Camp cannot receipt it and it has to be addressed to her.)

See you next summer!

Wednesday - Day 4 of S1 Camp

It has been drizzling fairly consistently today, so many activities have been altered to accommodate the rain. But while it may be a little wet out, that hasn't stopped the campers and staff from having the BEST WEDNESDAY EVER!


Since it has been raining, our media team has been forced to remain inside and work on the journal and DVD of memories from the week. The journal includes 8 pages of photos from the week, and the DVD is a 35 minute video of fun and wacky moments from this week. At Five ($5) dollars for each respectively, its a great deal to have some photo and video memories from the week. Its definitely been the best summer ever!! Pick up one of each tomorrow when camp ends!

(We've been having some difficulties with our internet, so unfortunately, we cannot post the picture of the day. Sorry!)

Tuesday - Day 3 of S1 Camp

FASTER!!

SWAT Returns!

Early this afternoon, the SWAT group returned from their hike that went over the weekend. You could barely notice the dirt on them due to their huge smiles! They had a great time!

Here was their group shot before they left:

When they got back, the group thought it was a good time to kick back and have some fun on the water trampoline on the lake!

Keith, the SWAT Director, was quite proud of his "hat hair" from the trip!

What a fun trip!

Monday - Day 2 of S1 Camp

Today cabin groups got to enjoy CIA (Cabin Interest Activity) where each cabin got to go do an activity somewhere in the camp.


Some set their sights on archery (pardon the pun), others stretched to make it to the climbing wall (again, excuse the pun), and some just hung out in the field playing various games.


This is the last week of campers this summer, and there is quite the buzz in the air. We are going to finish the summer with a bang!!

Friday - Last Day of Y5

Wednesday - Day 4 of Y5 Camp

Tuesday - Day 3 of Y5 Camp

Monday - Day 2 of Y5 Camp

Well this morning the camp woke up to the continued sound of rain splattering on the rooftops and forming into big puddles. Instead of sitting around with nothing to do, staff and campers got creative!

When life rains on your parade, ... go puddle jumping!!

Monday - Y5 - Not going to dampen our spirits!

Well last night was a little rainy, and the rain is still trickling. But we didn't let it dampen our spirits!! Last night for wide game we played an intense game in the chapel where everyone had to work together to pass balls back and forth to throw them into buckets to get points!


The rain is still trickling down but we aren't stopping activities. Some skills this morning will be changed slightly due to weather, but camp isn't going to stop over a little precipitation!! We thank God for all the rain after the hot week we had last week!

Thursday - Day 5 of Y4 Camp

Today was the last full day of camp. Tomorrow campers are being picked up and are heading home. It was a good week and a lot of friendships have grown stronger, at the same time new friendships have been started.

Too bad the week has to end. As one camper said today, "I wish I could live at camp!"

Wednesday - Day 4 of Y4 Camp

A lot of fun happened in the water today during swim time. Lots of laughs and tons of fun!


With the temperature hitting around 32 degrees (C) today, the time in the water was especially appreciated!

Tuesday - Day 3 of Y4 Camp

This morning we had a great start to the day with an amazing breakfast of pancakes, sausages, and oranges! Delicious!! And the day is only going to get better!

Then after breakfast, campers went back to their cabins to clean up their bunks and give the whole cabin a shine. It was then time to head to activities! These boys had a great time playing Lacrosse in the field with a couple staff members keeping them inside the boundaries!

Monday - Day 2 of Y4 Camp

Today we got to do different skills that the campers signed up for on the first night. Here, a bunch of girls got to go sailing! What a wild ride!

Sunday - First Day of Y4!

Tonight we got to know each other by getting into our cabin groups and doing a 'TDA' (Team Development Activity). These girls did the "Gordian Knot" where they get tangled up and must then work together to get untangled and end by all being in a complete circle without ever letting go of each other's hands.


We played a wide game, had some snack, and then had loads in fun in chapel. Then it was off to bed to make sure we all have energy for the fun activities we'll be doing tomorrow!